Canon DR-F120 Review | Cheap, but buy another scanner instead!

Canon DR-F120 Datasheet Explained

With the Canon DR-F120 you can capture a dimmension of 8.27 in x 11.69 in.

An equipment such as the Canon DR-F120, reaches an optical resolution of 600.

The equipment is capturing using a high end sensor, that is CIS.

This scanning machine can be connected with USB 2.0.

Expect a scanning speed of up to 20 Documents every minute in simplex.

On the other hand, in duplex mode the Canon DR-F120 will scan at 40 Images every minute in duplex .

Maybe you’ll be surprised to hear that this scanner is optimized for an average Duty cycle of 800 pages daily.

If you have to replace rollers, then probably they have scanned about 600.000 sheets.

Specs for paper handling

The Overlap detection (Ultrasonic sensor), Length detection will take care of the Multifeed Detection, and prevent the feeding of 2 pages at the same time.

You will have to work with an Capacity of the ADF of 50 documents, on this machine.

The maximum Sheet thickness that the Canon DR-F120 can process is around 9 to 32 lb..

If you have a document that is 39.37 in long, the Canon DR-F120 will scan it.

Canon DR-F120 accesories unboxing

The dimmension this device takes on your workbench is 18 x 5 x 5 inches.

Curious about the mass of this equipment? You will see it weighs around 1.8 lbs.

In the package you will see the included applications: CaptureOnTouch3.

Features for Productivity

The Automtic Page Size Detection is a setting that still amazes me today. It works very well with the Canon DR-F120 scanner.

The driver of the the Canon DR-F120 offers Automatic Rotation of Images , and it is easy to use it.

One feature I enjoy in the Canon DR-F120 and other machines, is the Document Auto Color Detection . Try it, and it will definitely change your life.

When was the last time you had to remove blank pages manually? The Canon DR-F120 will do this automatically, when you use the Blank document removal function.

I just love the MultiStream spec. It allows me to output files in color, black and white or grayscale in the same job

Quality of images

Gone are the days when post processing of documents is required. With the Background Cleaning option, your documents will have a perfect background.

The Document Edge Cleanup helps you by cleaning your scanned scanned documents.

Document Allignment can be done by enabling this setting in the scanner driver. It will only conflict with other special settings on the Canon DR-F120 scanner from time to time, so keep it on.

For standard documents, I always have the Hole Removal setting turned on in the driver.

I really like using Streaks Detection on text documents, but the Canon DR-F120 does not have this option.

Extra Features

When scanning fragile documents, this Manual Feed Mode setting will help you scan safely with the Canon DR-F120.

Although the Barcode Recognition isn’t the only separation method, I recommend you get it.

Separate Documents Automatically is one of those features I really like playing with. Currently, for Separate Documents Automatically I still find patch codes reliable.

I can’t imagine this scanner without the OCR setting, as I tend to use it quite a lot these days.

Would you scan forms without the Zonal OCR module? I enjoy the Zonal OCR setting too much not to use it.

Canon DR-F120 driver, manual & brochure

The the driver for this product can be found here.

Already bought the device and don’t know how to put it to work? Here’s the official manual on this page.

If you need to search for some more detailed info, you can try downloading the product brochure on the following page.

Canon DR-F120 vs Canon DR-C225WII

	Canon DR-F120	Canon DR-C225WII
Long Document	39.37 in	118.1 in
Connectivity	USB 2.0	USB 2.0, WiFi
Sheets per minute	20	25
Images per minute	40	50
ADF Size	50 sheets	30 sheets
Document Thickness	9 to 32 lb.	11 to 58 lb.
Daily Duty Cycle	800 sheets	1,500 sheets
Feed Roller Replacement	200.000 sheets	100,000 sheets
Dimensions	18 x 5 x 5 inches	12 x 9 x 9 inches
Weight	1.8 lbs	6 lbs
Hole Punch Removal	Yes	No
Document Separation	Yes	No
Zonal OCR	Yes	No
Price	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

These devices have the same scanning area of 8.27 in x 11.69 in.

CIS sensors can be found in the Canon DR-F120 and the Canon DR-C225WII.

When Scanning Long Paper Canon DR-C225WII has an estimated value of 118.1 in, while Canon DR-F120 will scan paper up to 39.37 in.

If we have a look at connectivity ports, we will find USB 2.0 on the Canon DR-F120 and USB 2.0, WiFi on Canon DR-C225WII.

If we look at actual scanning speed, the Canon DR-C225WII can capture at 25 sheets in one minute meanwhile the other scanner can only do 20 ppm.

Read the full review of the Canon DR-C225WII

Canon DR-F120 vs Epson DS-1630

	Canon DR-F120	Epson DS-1630
Sensor type	CIS	CCD
Long Document	39.37 in	120 in
Connectivity	USB 2.0	SuperSpeed USB 3.0 and Ethernet (optional)
Sheets per minute	20	25
Images per minute	40	10
Document Thickness	9 to 32 lb.	13 lb to 56 lb
Daily Duty Cycle	800 sheets	1,500 sheets
Feed Roller Replacement	200.000 sheets	100.000 sheets
Dimensions	18 x 5 x 5 inches	12.5 x 17.7 x 4.8 inches
Weight	1.8 lbs	9 lbs
Price	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

Both the Canon DR-F120 and the Epson DS-1630 are equally matched in capture area, both can scan an area of 8.27 in x 11.69 in.

The Canon DR-F120 scans with a CIS sensor, while the Epson DS-1630 has a CCD sensor. As we often see it the CCD one offers a more accurate color reproduction , and it’s true for our case.

On the issue of which one of these document scanners can digitize longer documents, it’s the Epson DS-1630 that takes the prize here. It can scan digitize sheets of paper of up to 120 in in length, while it’s competitor is only able to digitize documents of up to 39.37 in.

For your connectivity needs, the Canon DR-F120 offers USB 2.0 while Epson DS-1630 features SuperSpeed USB 3.0 and Ethernet (optional).

When looking at scanning speed, the Epson DS-1630 can capture at 25 PPM meanwhile the other ADF scanner can only reach 20 ppm.

Read the full review of the Epson DS-1630

Canon DR-F120 vs Xerox 3220

	Canon DR-F120	Xerox 3220
Long Document	39.37 in	38 in
Connectivity	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB 2.0
Sheets per minute	20	13
Images per minute	40	26
Document Thickness	9 to 32 lb.	16 lb. to 28 lb.
Daily Duty Cycle	800 sheets	1,500 sheets
Feed Roller Replacement	200.000 sheets	160.000 sheets
Dimensions	18 x 5 x 5 inches	17.9 x 13 x 5.5 inches
Weight	1.8 lbs	10 lbs
MultiStream	Yes	No
Hole Punch Removal	Yes	No
Document Separation	Yes	No
Zonal OCR	Yes	No
Price	Check price on Amazon	Check price on Amazon

Looking at scanning area, both document scanners can capture the same area of Xerox 3220.

Both the Canon DR-F120 and the Xerox 3220 function with CIS sensor.

How about scanning longer documents? The Canon DR-F120 can digitize longer documents up to 39.37 in, meanwhile Xerox 3220 can only scan sheets up to 38 in.

The Canon DR-F120 offers USB 2.0 for your connectivity needs, while the Xerox 3220 offers Hi-Speed USB 2.0.

If we look at actual scanning speed, the Canon DR-F120 can scan at 20 pages a minute meanwhile the other machine can only reach 13 ppm.

Read the full review of the Xerox 3220